Each year at the International Poultry Expo we present our Alltech Student Manuscript Award. This year’s winner is Leonel Mejia, who studies poultry science at Missisippi State University. The title of his paper is, “Dietary influence of digestible lysine concentration on Cobb 500 hen broiler breeder reproductive performance." Leonel received a trophy and a $500 cash prize.

In a few hours the International Poultry Expo / International Feed Expo will be underway. This year Alltech will be presenting 15 minute presentations on important industry topics throughout the trade show. The topics focus on six steps to profitability: feed efficiency, gut health, mycotoxin management, alternative raw materials, starter feeds, and how to add value to meat and eggs.

The first stop of the North American Lecture Tour has wrapped with a bang! We had a tremendously successful event, with some of the state’s largest dairy producers, feed mill operators, agricultural educators and other influential industry professionals attending. The lectures were very well received by the delegates, with each lecture followed by a spirited and lively Q&A.

Why I could not wait to start my ice cream business

Carl Chaney spoke to the dairy session at Global 500 today. The Chaneys saved their family farm a few years ago by expanding into ice cream production and opening “Chaney’s Dairy Barn” a homemade ice cream shop and restaurant.